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Anderson will start at third base and bat seventh Monday against the Nationals, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Derek Dietrich had been seeing most of the starts at third base in August, but the Marlins have been using him as a roving infielder so far in September, opening up a fourth consecutive start for Anderson at the hot corner. Anderson has held his own with a .385 on-base percentage in the previous three contests, and could continue to see at least semi-regular work throughout the final month of the season if he keeps it up at the plate.

Asuaje is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

Asuaje will get the day off after starting the last 13 games at the keystone and going 12-for-51 (.235) over that span. Yangervis Solarte will take over at second base for the game, opening up a spot for Erick Aybar to start at shortstop.

Plouffe was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Plouffe will rejoin the big club in time to face his old club, the Twins. He's posted a .227/.357/.273 line over seven games since being dropped to Durham. Given his struggles at the big-league level this season -- he's slashing .204/.274/.325 in 89 games between the A's and Rays -- not much should be expected from Plouffe down the stretch.

Segura went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and three runs in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Athletics.

Segura set the table for Robinson Cano perfectly in this one, coming home on three of his teammate's hits. The 27-year-old is off to a blistering start in September after a lackluster August (.229/.302/.314), going 7-for-13 with three doubles, a home run, two RBI, a pair of stolen bases and six runs over the three-game series against the Athletics to kick off the new month.

Plouffe is expected to rejoin the Rays from Triple-A Durham in the coming days, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The veteran slugger has been with the Bulls since Aug. 26, posting a .227/.357/.273 line with a double and one RBI over seven games. Plouffe has struggled at the big-league level with both the Athletics and Rays this season, so fantasy expectations should be tempered, to say the least.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run during Sunday's loss to Baltimore.

2017 looked like a lost season for Donaldson, but he's now launched 16 bombs through his past 34 games and is up to a .261/.384/.534 slash line for the campaign. It's safe to say that he warrants mention among the elite fantasy bats again.

Escobar went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Sunday's loss to Kansas City.

After hitting two homers and driving in six runs Saturday, Escobar was right back at it Sunday. He's penciled into an everyday gig at third base for the duration of Miguel Sano's (shin) absence, and Escobar is capable of providing serviceable fantasy numbers in deeper settings until Sano returns.

Ramirez went 5-for-5 with three doubles, two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in Sunday's 11-1 rout of the Tigers.

He became the 13th player in MLB history, and the first switch hitter, to smack five extra-base hits in the same game, but he needed a lot of help to do it as both his homers were deflected over the fence by Tigers outfielders. Ramirez now has 22 home runs on the year, doubling last season's previous career high, and his 47 doubles and 89 runs are also new personal bests. Next up is RBI, where he sits just 10 back of his 76 from 2016.

Senzel is suffering from symptoms of vertigo and isn't expected to play again in 2017, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Senzel hasn't played since Aug. 24 due to the issue, but it isn't expected to be anything that will force him to alter his preparation heading into the 2018 campaign. After opening the season with High-A Daytona and quickly proving himself worthy of advanced competition, Senzel took his production up a notch at Double-A Pensacola, slashing .340/.413/.560 in 235 plate appearances. He'll likely enter the upcoming season as the Reds' top prospect and could make his MLB debut later in 2018.

Arenado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks.

Arenado will get just his third day off since the All-Star break and first since Aug. 14. He's been in a bit of a funk lately, going 1-for-10 with six strikeouts in the last three games, but don't expect that to last. The Rockies are currently maintaining a 1.5 game lead over the Brewers in the NL Wild Card, but giving their star player an occasional breather remains a top priority.